"Submitted In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Geography."; Thesis advisor: Cynthia Pope.; M.S.,Central Connecticut State University,,2014.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 126-128).

The following is an abstract of research conducted while writing a thesis entitled "Another Mask of Mexico and Its People Through Jorge Ibargüengoitia's Satirical Prose." Some authors believe the only purpose of satirical writing is to amuse the...

I. Purpose: The purpose of my descriptive study is to show the parallelisms between the Divine Comedy of Dante Alighieri and Pedro P´aramo of Juan Rulfo.
II. Methodology: My goal is to show the similarities between the two works, citing specific...

"Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Masters of Arts in Biology."; Thesis advisor: Jeremiah N. Jarrett.; M.A.,Central Connecticut State University,,2013.; Includes bibliographical references (leaves 20-22).

The purpose of this thesis is to explore the complexities surrounding the acceptance of personal and cultural identity for protagonists in Chicano/a literature. By way of close reading analysis and methodological comparison, I delve into three...

The purpose of this investigation is to discuss and delineate common issues and themes which are apparent in contemporary Latina literature of the United States. I have witnessed, by way of reading and comparing the works of various...

It is undeniable that conflict and change are a part or life. This often produces confusion or disillusionment, which can be difficult for adolescents. The author's perception of some of the challenges which contemporary youth face may be a...

Catholic Church -- United States; Hispanic American Catholics -- Religious life; Hispanic American Catholics -- United States

The thesis examines the influence of the Hispanic community of Puerto Rico, and other communities of Latin America, in Fairfield County since their arrival during the last half century. The study focuses on the discrimination that they faced...

The research stated here is an investigation of literature weaved by political views of Bolivian pre-rights times that may have held great influence upon political changes towards social rights of the later half of the twentieth century. Alcides...

Phylogeography using nested clade analysis (NCA) is able to apply biological inferences to the history of populations of organisms independent of the population's structure. In the Western United States, phrynosomatine lizards have a complex...

This is a study about the famous Mexican writer, Sor Juana de la Cruz who lived in the 17th Century. My study presents her life through an analysis of two of her main literary works: First Dream and The Answer to Sister Filotea. These works help to...